We provide resources we think will be useful, and we continue to check they are accurate and helpful.

However, we cannot be held responsible for the content of other websites or resources.
As with a library or bookshop, it is your responsibility to judge the suitability of the resources for your care environment.

We welcome your comments and suggestions. Use the contact/feedback button at the bottom of the screen to send us your suggestions.

All resources were chosen because we thought they were helpful in some way. We have tried to find resources that are:

• Relevant to the subject.
• Easy to understand.
• In keeping with the ethos of person-centred care in the VIPS framework.

Care Fit for VIPS provides a helpful range of resources, not a categorical list.

The resource is highlighted in colour. Click on this coloured 'link' to view the resource.

When you view a resource in this way, you are leaving the Care Fit for VIPS site, and going to website provided by another organisation.
For this reason, the resource opens in another window. We are not responsible for the contents of the site you visit.

Your Care Fit for VIPS page stays open so that you can continue to work on it.

We have included books that are directly relevant to the subject, and are in keeping with the ethos of Care Fit for VIPS. We have not included all books on any given subject.

Some of the resources we link to are online. When you look at them, you are viewing information stored on someone else's computer.

Other resources are downloadable. This means you can download it to your own computer and store it there – so that you can
read it later, print it out, or send it to others. Downloadable files are often in pdf format.

Resources in the toolkit are videos, leaflets, websites, reports, and other materials that can help in providing person-centred dementia care.
Resources are provided by other organisations through their websites.

The toolkit links to a wide range of resources. Many are free, and we have aimed to provide some free introductory resources in all sections.
Resources that must be paid for are marked with a £ symbol.

There are a number of ways that you can judge whether what you are reading, watching or hearing on the internet is reliable:

• Is it provided by an organisation you have heard of and trust?
• Has it been recommended by an organisation or website you trust? (this is the aim of Care Fit for VIPS)
• Does it make sense? If it doesn’t seem to ring true, find out more before relying on it.
• Most websites have an 'About…' tab or link. The About page tells you about the organisation behind the website.
• Ask others who might have used it.
• Search for online reviews using a search engine such as Google.

Wherever possible, we have given the link for the book on amazon.co.uk. This is because:

• Amazon has an online review facility. If others have reviewed the book, you can read what they thought about it before deciding to buy.
• Amazon allows you to look online at the first chapter of many books ('Look Inside'), which helps you decide how suitable the book will be for you.
• Amazon is a widely trusted online store.

You can often buy second-hand copies of books through Amazon and they are usually cheaper.

You should always have up-to-date virus protection on your computer, to minimise the danger of being infected by viruses.
Follow the virus scanner’s prompts – e.g. it may tell you to save and scan a file before opening it.